The Gathering

Kelley Armstrong

Apr 2011 · Darkness Rising Book 1 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

Strange things are happening in Maya's tiny Vancouver Island town. First, her friend Serena, the captain of the swim team, drowns mysteriously in the middle of a calm lake. Then, one year later, mountain lions are spotted rather frequently around Maya's home—and her reactions to them are somewhat . . . unexpected. Her best friend, Daniel, has also been experiencing unexplainable premonitions about certain people and situations.

It doesn't help that the new bad boy in town, Rafe, has a dangerous secret, and he's interested in one special part of Maya's anatomy—her paw-print birthmark.

Ratings and reviews

Over all it was a very interesting book. The Gathering holds your attention the whole time, but the ending was too sudden, and it didn't really leave you with a lot to go on.

I think it was a great read, as long as I imagined everyone being a little older. Why do so many authors cater to really young people? Young people don't even read anymore.

This book is really good and finished it in a couple of days, a real good read,keeps you coming for more.. I just read part two now loookig forward for part three the rising.. Cant wait

About the author

When librarians finally granted Kelley Armstrong an adult card, she made straight for the epic fantasy and horror shelves. She spent the rest of her childhood and teen years happily roaming fantastical and terrible worlds, and vowed that someday she'd write a story combining swords, sorcery, and the ravenous undead. That story began with the New York Times bestselling Sea of Shadows and continues with Empire of Night.Armstrong's first works for teens were the New York Times bestselling Darkest Powers and Darkness Rising trilogies. She lives in rural Ontario with her husband, three children, and far too many pets.